chris nixon : nixonbyname.com

Following my post last month about the (L) China campaign, I recieved a lot of comments from people who were unhappy about my taking a measured approach to the subject. Apparently I was wrong to question China’s human rights record in any way. This was a bit disappointing, and I felt that the commenters had missed the point of the post.

Those comments have disappeared for now, as I have moved the comments system over to Disqus, and I can’t port them accross quite yet.

Amnesty International and Boomerang in the Netherlands are promoting a campaign to positively promote China *and* human rights. From their site:

China is a beautiful country and has a lot to proud of; it’s economic achievements and their magnificent culture. But there is also a different side to China. China violates human rights systematically. There is no freedom of press and Internet. No other country in the world caries out more death penalties than China. Activists who stand up for human rights are being imprisoned. We must change this.

This campaign is created for those who are tired of the China bashing, but want to see improved human rights in China

I’d be interested to see if this campaign takes on in the same way as the original (L)China campaign.